Don't like to criticise doctors. Have been in hospital a couple of times and the doctors, and especially the nurses, were absolutely fantastic. GP's though I sometimes have an issue with. We have had problems for a number of years with our daughter with incredibly worrying wheezing fits at night which obviously leads to panic. Been back and forth to see GP's and the hospital at all hours. I kept asking them is this asthma? no, we were assured and got given all manner of medicaions. Happened again last night and my wife has just phoned and told me that the doc thinks it's yup you've guessed it, asthma. Anyone that knows anyone that has asthma knows how worrying it is. She's only 8 as well and seeing someone struggling to breathe is horrible and immensely upsetting. Sometimes you are better off getting a second opinion.
Well I suppose we did in that we were back and forth to the GP's and the 24 hour emergency hospital for kids on numerous occasions. But you're right, should have gone private.
There is always that too, my point is, if a doctor gets something wrong, the parents always like to say that they knew it was this or that, everybody thinks they are a ****ing doctor! I suppose it is different if it is one of your kids that are sick admittedly.
Im no doctor just a twat really. I do know the signs of asthma though through knowing many people who suffer from it.
Not sure if you are joking but I have actually seen a doctor in a hospital do precisely that! Your own GP generally knows you best, than a doctor in a hospital. Whatever happens though never have an accident or become in the need of hospital treatment at the weekend, chances are you could encounter a junior doctor, then you really do run the risk of a misdiagnosis or your symptoms not being treated adequately. One of the things that worries me with hospitals, who is actually vetting the progress of some of these so called doctors in our hospitals, I expect the only time an overview takes place is when there is an incident involving the death of an individual rather then the general everyday actions of a hospital doctor. One of the problems occur when you are taken out of your own area to a hospital, because they will not have your history and as for any database, currently laughable. Do most patients even know the complaints procedure or just accept their treatment.
GPs use a specific programme kinda similar to the online NHS 24 thing. ****s told me once I had a mild throat infection. 3 months later it's confirmed as glandular fever. At 8 they should be able to easily assess several criteria in terms of pulmonary performance (peak flow etc). Good thing is that they can now treat it and your child can hopefully grow out of it. Also worth asking them about allergies as dust, pollen, feathers, animals aspirin etc can all trigger an attack.
That's got to be worrying when it's as little one. When my niece was 1 month old the midwife told my brother she might have Downs Syndrome and we had to wait 10 days to get the test results - **** me that was the longest 10 days I ever knew. On the down side, you're right - Asthma's a horrible one to have. On the plus side though at least you now know what it is and can start learning to live with, and control it. All the best with that anyway
Older GPs tend to be ****ing useless in my opinion. Just trying to get the days in and write a few scripts out. Locum doctors are usually younger and tend to be more thorough. Arse about face. Hope your daughters fine.
Toiler the best thing you can do is a pay a Bupa Dr £100 and they will tell you hands down no qualms. Took my mother to a Bupa Dr and it was scary the difference of his opinion to a NHS GP. The NHS GP when he got the BUPA DR's findings wasnt to pleased, but my mother has not been fobbed of with ****e medication since!
You're entitled to go for a second opinion at your own GP's practice. Where children are concerned, if you're overly worried, you should excercise this right.
GP's are failed doctors. Nothing more than drug pushers working on behalf of the pharmaceutical(sp) companies.
